Information Assurance Engineer

Job Description: Information Assurance Engineer

DSA is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Information Assurance Engineer to join our team in Charlottesville VA. In this role, you will be responsible for advising and maintaining the body of evidence and ATO lifecycle documentation for multiple Army programs and networks. Clearance must be active and eligible for SCI. This will require a Hybrid Schedule, our selected candidate must be able to work onsite 2-3 days in Charlottesville VA.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• DOD 8140 (8570) IAM or IAT Level II Certification
• At least eight years of experience in a cyber security field
• Minimum of five years' experience with, and expert knowledge of, Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)
• Experience with accreditations of large enclave networks and stand-alone systems using the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Familiarity with DoD and Army Cybersecurity policies and instructions
• Proven knowledge and experience working with NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and ICD-503.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and the IAVM program
• Proven ability to participate in the analysis of IT and business issues.
• Ability to operate independently and collaboratively across multiple functional areas.
• Experience participating in and effectively contributing to a highly collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  
  
  
  • Experience may be substituted for degree.
  
  
  
  
• Current eMASS certification
• Familiarity with Zero trust implementation/concepts
• Experience with cloud based systems

Key Responsibilities

• Actively work to improve the security posture of the organization through the proper implementation and effectiveness of technical security controls.
• Work with the Cybersecurity Office and stakeholders to define and implement the overall A&A strategy and produce a resulting cybersecurity policy outlining said strategy for Government review and approval.
• Create and maintain extensive A&A Body of Evidence (BOE) documentation to include enterprise System Security Authorization Agreement, plan of action and milestones, waiver and exception documentation while ensuring the technical accuracy of all specified BOEs.
• Conducts analysis, evaluation, or design of unique and complex tasks through the development of new or improved methods and procedures.
• Assess existing cybersecurity systems and protocols and design and implement upgrades to existing measures as well as implementing new procedures.
• Conduct risk assessments of existing network hardware and information delivery systems to prevent and mitigate risk.
• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.
• Assist in the implementation of the required government policy, make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.
• Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
• Document the results of A&A activities and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
• Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

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